US and Mexico Set to Relax Border Controls for 'Trusted' Business Travelers Dan Roberts - The Guardian
go to original February 18, 2014

Mexican and US negotiators are poised to announce a relaxation of border controls for “trusted” business travelers during a summit that is likely to underscore the growing gulf between North American economic liberalization and stalled immigration reform.

Presidents Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico, Stephen Harper of Canada and Barack Obama will meet on Wednesday in the Mexican industrial city of Toluca, to mark the 20th anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) by holding talks on further commercial integration between the countries.

Officials speaking in advance of the North American leaders summit say a centrepiece of their communique is likely to be a new agreement to speed up the movement of executives and other regular travelers, primarily by establishing a single continent-wide system of pre-screening for certain individuals.

“There are several national trusted traveller programmes already in place like Nexus, Global Entry, Sentry, and in the case of Mexico, Viajero Confiable,” a senior source in the Mexican ministry of foreign affairs told the Guardian.

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